Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Haken 1851 -
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)
HAKEN JOHNSON, although an actual resident of Nobles county only a few years,
is entitled to be classed as one of the pioneer settlers. He lived on a farm in
Jackson county only two miles from Dundee for many years, and since 1901 has
resided in the village. He is a large property owner, being the proprietor of
725 acres of farming land.
Mr. Johnson was born in Sweden in 1851 and secured a common school education
in his native land. He came to America in 1868 and located at Red Wing, Minn. In
the spring of 1879 he moved to the Dundee country, buying land two miles east of
Dundee, and there he lived and engaged in farming for twenty-two years. For a
short time he served as a commissioner of Jackson county, having been appointed
to fill a vacancy, and held various township and school offices during his long
residence there. In 1901 Mr. Johnson retired from active farming and moved to
Dundee. He went into the implement business and was so engaged five years. Mr.
Johnson is a member of the Swedish Lutheran church, of the Scandinavian Relief
association of Red Wing, and of the M. W. A. lodge.
In Goodhue county, Minn., in 1874, Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Maggie
Landberg, a native of Sweden. She died in August, 1890. His second marriage
occurred in Cottonwood county in 1892, when he was wedded to Miss Betsy
Erickson, who was a native of Goodhue county. Mr. Johnson is the father of seven
children, four of whom were borne by his first wife. They are as follows: Henry,
Hilma (Mrs. V. I. Miller), of Westbrook, Minn.; Ole, Oscar, Arthur, Harry and
Harwood. All the boys live at Dundee.
Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY
MINNESOTA
BY
ARTHUR P. ROSE
NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY
WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA
PUBLISHERS
1908
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